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Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Greenhouse Farming

Course Code	: AST104
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

Recognition of the necessary nutrients for plants and having knowledge about plant nutrition and fertilization, and to gain the ability to use fertilizers

Course Content

An importantplantnutrient, nutrientandwateruptake in plants, theeffects of nutrients on plantgrowth, classificationanduse of fertilizers

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Şebnem Nalan AKAROĞLU

Learning Outcomes

1.	Knows important nutrient elements for plants
2.	Knows how plants take nutrients and water
3.	Knows effects of nutrient elemnets on plant development
4.	Classifies fertilizers
5.	Applies fertilizer

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Lecturers notes

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction, necessary plant nutrients

Week 2 - Theoretical

Uptake nutrient elements in plants

Week 3 - Theoretical

Uptake water in plants

Week 4 - Theoretical

Nitrogen, the effects of nitrogen on plant growth, nitrogen deficiency and excess

Week 5 - Theoretical

Phosphorus, the effects of phosphorus on plant growth, phosphorus deficiency and excess

Week 6 - Theoretical

Potassium effects on the plant growth and development, potassium deficiency and excess

Week 7 - Theoretical

Calcium, the metabolic functions of calcium, calcium deficiency and excess

Week 8 - Theoretical

Magnesium, metabolic functions, magnesium, magnesium deficiency and excess; sulfur, metabolic functions, deficiency and excess of sulfur

Week 9 - Theoretical

Iron, iron metabolic functions, iron deficiency and excess, zinc, zinc metabolic functions, deficiency and excess of zinc; boron, boron metabolic functions, deficiency and excess of boron

Week 10 - Theoretical

Fertilizer production and consumption, classification of fertilizers

Week 11 - Theoretical

Organic fertilizer

Week 12 - Theoretical

Chemical fertilizers (nitrogenous fertilizers, phosphorus fertilizers, potassium fertilizers)

Week 13 - Theoretical

Chemical fertilizers (calcium fertilizers, magnesium fertilizers, sülfür fertilizers)

Week 14 - Theoretical

Fertilizers including micronutrients

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	3	42
Term Project	1	13	0	13
Midterm Examination	1	10	0	10
Final Examination	1	10	0	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11	PÇ-12	PÇ-13	PÇ-14	PÇ-15	PÇ-16
OÇ-1				5	5				3				5	5		5
OÇ-2				5	5				3				5	5		5
OÇ-3				5	5				3
OÇ-4				5	5				3
OÇ-5				5	5				3

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